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Posts tagged with 'teenagers' at MetaFilter.Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:39:27 -0800Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:39:27 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60The Failure of Adolescencehttp://www.metafilter.com/163115/The%2DFailure%2Dof%2DAdolescence
"Progressive societies cared for their children by emphasising play and schooling; parents were expected to shelter and protect their children's innocence by keeping them from paid work and the wrong kinds of knowledge ... <a href="https://aeon.co/essays/adolescence-is-no-longer-a-bridge-between-childhood-and-adult-life">adolescence soon became a vision of normal development that was applicable to all youth</a> – its bridging character (connecting childhood and adulthood) giving young Americans a structured way to prepare for mating and work. In the 21st century, the bridge is sagging at both ends as the innocence of childhood has become more difficult to protect, and adulthood is long delayed." <em>All quotes from Aeon piece linked above:</em>
"Hall's book would provide intellectual cover for the two most significant institutions that Americans were creating for adolescents:<a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1999/11/juve-n11.html"> the juvenile court</a> and the democratic high school. Hall made the transformational period of adolescence as important as childhood, but adolescents were also viewed as more problematic than younger children, and their potential for misbehaviour more dangerous."
"On a much grander scale than the juvenile court, <a href="https://archive.org/details/TheAmericanHighSchoolToday">the publicly financed comprehensive high school</a> became possibly the most distinctly American invention of the 20th century. ... By the early 1930s, half of all US youth between 14 and 17 was in school; by 1940, it was 79 per cent: astonishing figures when compared with the single-digit attendance at more elite and academically focused institutions in the rest of the Western world."
"If high schools helped parents to handle their teenage children, the peer society of school helped <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/23/why-dating-is-drudgery">adolescents handle their parents</a>, since it provided them with an <a href="http://www.anb.org/articles/cush/e0369.html?from=../14/14-00729.html">excuse for staying out after school and on weekends</a>. "
"High schools, long a glory of US education and a product of democratic culture, had lost their central social role. Graduation, once the final step for most Americans on the road to work and steady relationships leading to marriage, <a href="https://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/historical/">no longer marked a significant end point on the way to maturity.</a>" tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.163115Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:39:27 -0800Eyebrows McGeeThe guy is drunk, but there he goes!http://www.metafilter.com/162270/The%2Dguy%2Dis%2Ddrunk%2Dbut%2Dthere%2Dhe%2Dgoes
On Monday Night Football's late game between the San Francisco 49ers and the LA Rams, a teenager ran onto the field. Although television cameras were quickly turned away from his antics, <a href="http://deadspin.com/the-idiot-teen-on-the-field-at-mnf-wrote-his-number-on-1786589709"> Westwood Radio announcer Kevin Harlan provided a colorful play-by-play call until the runner was tackled by security at the 40-yard line.</a> The 16-year-old boy who ran on-field <a href="http://deadspin.com/the-idiot-teen-on-the-field-at-mnf-wrote-his-number-on-1786589709">wrote his phone number on his chest, so <i>Deadspin</i> called him for an interview.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.162270Wed, 14 Sep 2016 12:11:59 -0800palindromicWe had cursing in our movies and we were OK.http://www.metafilter.com/162017/We%2Dhad%2Dcursing%2Din%2Dour%2Dmovies%2Dand%2Dwe%2Dwere%2DOK
<a href="http://www.laweekly.com/arts/from-et-to-stranger-things-an-oral-history-of-kids-cursing-on-screen-7307619">From E.T. to Stranger Things, an Oral History of Kids Cursing On Screen</a> What made 80s movies so accepting of children swearing? What does it say about character construction and realism? And why is it no longer accepted today?
"As long as you stick together and save the day, if you say 'shit' a couple of times, it's probably not the worst thing in the world, you know?" tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.162017Fri, 02 Sep 2016 09:08:34 -0800HypatiaTechnically still a resulthttp://www.metafilter.com/161912/Technically%2Dstill%2Da%2Dresult
"Babies" made from <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1907&dat=19830305&id=LGMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1NgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1484,2778741">flour sacks</a> or <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/04/09/398074310/the-egg-baby-project-a-lesson-in-sex-education">eggshells</a> have been used for to teach children about the responsibilities of parenthood, but a new study using lifelike simulated babies in Western Australian schools had a surprising result: girls enrolled in the Virtual Infant Parenting Program (VIP) were <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/health/they-really-liked-it-failed-baby-robot-program-increased-teen-pregnancies-20160825-gr0pzn.html">twice as likely to give birth in their teens</a>.<br>[original report in <a title="the damn paper" href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)30384-1/abstract"><em>The Lancet</em></a>] tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.161912Sat, 27 Aug 2016 16:53:16 -0800Joe in AustraliaGraduate for Jolleyhttp://www.metafilter.com/160157/Graduate%2Dfor%2DJolley
Last fall, Baltimore's <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-renaissance-academy-letter-20151120-story.html">Renaissance Academy High School</a> was put on the school district's closure list for poor student performance, though the decision was later reversed. In November, 17 year old senior<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-ci-renaissance-victim-dies-20151220-story.html"> Ananias Jolley</a> was stabbed in the middle of science class, and died a few days before Christmas. <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-hs-renaissance-academy-20160301-story.html">By the end of February, two more students from the school were killed.</a> 65 students graduated this past Friday from Renaissance; among them Ananias' brother, 20-year-old Santonio Jolley, a dropout who enrolled in Renaissance five days after his brother died.<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-ci-renaissance-graduation-20160604-story.html"> This is Renaissance.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.160157Sun, 05 Jun 2016 07:05:31 -0800roomthreeseventeenIt's so much safer in the world of Alexander Hamilton.http://www.metafilter.com/160019/Its%2Dso%2Dmuch%2Dsafer%2Din%2Dthe%2Dworld%2Dof%2DAlexander%2DHamilton
<a href="http://joeposnanski.com/hamilton/">"This is all hilarious, of course — a 14-year-old girl utterly fanatical about the Founding Fathers — that is until you realize that it isn't going away."</a> Joe Posnanski of NBC Sports on taking his 14 year old daughter, Elizabeth, to see Hamilton. tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.160019Mon, 30 May 2016 08:25:28 -0800roomthreeseventeenHow do I stayhttp://www.metafilter.com/159166/How%2Ddo%2DI%2Dstay
In his documentary "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aRRUd0od1o">the Drew</a>", about a summer basketball league in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6fSU9AisLk">South Central Los Angeles,</a> 2-time NBA all star Baron Davis<a href="http://www.hitfix.com/awards-campaign/review-the-drew-no-excuse-just-produce-is-las-claim-as-the-mecca-of-basketball"> uses a basketball league to convey the compassion and the loyalty that allowed him to go from South Central to an exclusive Los Angeles high school to U.C.L.A. and the N.B.A. without leaving home.</a><br><br>
"It is a 'hood story and it's a positive 'hood story," <a href="http://www.complex.com/sports/2015/02/baron-davis-drew-league-documentary">Davis said in a recent interview</a>. "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/sports/lifted-up-by-love-not-just-basketball.html">There's good stuff in our neighborhood: good people, good leaders, good mentors. That was the beauty of the film.</a>" tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.159166Tue, 03 May 2016 06:44:23 -0800Potomac Avenue"You're a survivor now, not a victim."http://www.metafilter.com/156153/Youre%2Da%2Dsurvivor%2Dnow%2Dnot%2Da%2Dvictim
Most American rapes go unreported and unpunished. In part because ideas about what constitutes a ''real rape'' still hinder investigations and prosecutions, and many police officers continue to read vulnerability as complicity. But there is another unacknowledged side to the investigation of sexual assault: the huge numbers of victims who are children or teenagers. New Haven, CT detectives estimate that more than 80 percent of their cases involve minors — a number only slightly higher than national statistics. Such cases are rarely reported immediately, which means that there is rarely any physical evidence to investigate. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/magazine/to-catch-a-rapist.html?_r=0">"To Catch a Rapist:" How New Haven's special-victims unit fights a hidden epidemic of sexual assault that is disturbingly difficult to investigate.</a> <small><b> (Some may find the descriptions and topics in this article disturbing or triggering.)</b> </small> tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.156153Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:58:29 -0800zarqsolo intimacy DIYhttp://www.metafilter.com/155664/solo%2Dintimacy%2DDIY
<a href="https://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/i-was-a-teenage-fruit-fucker">I Was a Teenage Fruit Fucker</a> <small>(probably NSFW)</small> <blockquote>So with my options limited to my imagination, I had to Frankenstein my own creations. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g8rlFP0J8c">The first video I found after YouTubing "Homemade pocket pussy" (which I am very happy to say is still online)</a> <em>(NSFW language)</em> described in just three short minutes how I could duct tape, heat up, and decore a banana into a tunnel of temporary love.</blockquote>
Buzzfeed - <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisoncaporimo/sponges-are-sexy#.dlo3pKq8x">18 More Ways to DIY a Fleshlight Than The World Ever Asked For</a>
Comingle - <a href="https://www.comingle.io/howto">"your source for DIY and open-source sex technology"</a> (featuring the <a href="https://www.comingle.io/dilduino">Dilduino</a> platform)
Scarleteen - <a href="http://www.scarleteen.com/article/sexuality/diy_sex_toys_selflove_edition">DIY Sex Toys: Self-Love Edition</a>
<blockquote>We commonly have users asking about ways to acquire sex toys for masturbation. For many young people, finding a vibrator or other sex toy can be difficult, as not everywhere has a sex toy store near them (many cities have zoning laws that either forbid places that sell sex toys entirely or keep them on the outskirts of town). And, even if there is a sex toy store nearby, if you're under 18 it's likely that the law prohibits those places from selling their products to you in the first place.
There are some other factors that might make you uncomfortable with buying or having something explicitly marketed as a sex toy. If you're living at home with your parents or other guardians, you may not feel comfortable with the possibility that they'll see that you got a delivery from an online sex toy distributor. Or maybe you're even nervous about having to explain what, exactly, is in that nondescript package you just got. And, some people simply aren't comfortable with having something that is obviously a sex toy in their house where their parents (or sibling, or dog) might find it. So, what's a person who wants to explore vibrators and other toys to do?
Do-it-yourself sex toys have many potential benefits. They can be a way for you to experiment with vibration and other sensations if you don't have access to a sex toy store. D.I.Y is often cheaper than buying a toy made specifically for sexy purposes. And who doesn't love a two-for-one? For instance, one of the options we're going to discuss can actually serve double-duty as both a sex toy and a massager for relieving aches and pains in the rest of your body. And, if you happen to live in a space where some might find (or deliberately going snooping for) your sex toys, it can help to use things that are innocuous, everyday items.
Now, with that last comment, I don't mean to imply that masturbation is anything to be ashamed of. Quite the opposite. But some people do still view masturbation as wrong or harmful, and sometimes those people may be the ones you have to live with. Those views are often based in ignorance over how bodies work, or are spread by religious institutions that believe masturbation is sinful and thus want to discourage people from doing it...
All of these tips and tricks just go to show that with a little ingenuity and an eye for safety, you too can become a master of the art of D.I.Y sex toys. And that's a wonderful thing, because everyone deserves the chance to explore their body in as many ways as they see fit.</blockquote> tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.155664Fri, 18 Dec 2015 17:00:41 -0800flexIt'll buff outhttp://www.metafilter.com/151501/Itll%2Dbuff%2Dout
Thinking of hiring a stretch limo for that graduation, prom, wedding or some other event? Top tip! If you do, perhaps <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss8RdZLPCvs&feature=youtu.be&t=20s">don't try and drive it over a level crossing</a>. Especially on a rail line used by trains hauling a "ten thousand ton" load. (Video features train collision with unoccupied vehicle, amateur video production effects). As in the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11758225/10000-tonne-freight-train-ploughs-into-limousine-at-level-crossing.html">Telegraph</a>, <a href="http://jalopnik.com/guess-who-wins-in-a-freight-train-versus-limo-fight-1719718728">Jalopnik</a>, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/freight-train-barrels-limousine-indiana-32653761">ABC news</a> and <a href="http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2015/7/23/Chrysler-300-Limo-Vs-10-000-Ton-Train-The-Winner-Won-t-Surprise-You-7728233/">Car Buzz</a>. And a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ecsdnews/videos/vb.173080392733432/953225588052238/?type=2&theater">follow-up video</a> by the county sheriff. tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.151501Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:32:40 -0800Wordshore"...and I realized that it was a really beautiful day."http://www.metafilter.com/150734/and%2DI%2Drealized%2Dthat%2Dit%2Dwas%2Da%2Dreally%2Dbeautiful%2Dday
<a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/exclusive-hear-wil-wheaton-discuss-his-mental-illn-221394">"Child actor-turned-maligned-<i>Star-Trek</i>-character-turned-geek-icon Wil Wheaton has been fairly open about his struggles with mental illness and depression.</a> But for those who haven't heard about that side of his life before, <a href="http://www.projecturok.org/">Project UROK</a> spoke with the actor/writer about the way his anxiety affects him and why he eventually chose to seek help. We're debuting that interview exclusively here on <i>The A.V. Club</i>." By Caroline Siede; direct <a href="https://youtu.be/K6ACzT6PCDw">YouTube</a> link. Trigger warning for other videos on the website (for anorexia, bulimia, suicide).
Another video at the site demonstrates the wide varriety of approaches: <a href="http://www.projecturok.org/amy-leon/">Amy Le&oacute;n</a>
<a href="http://projecturok.org/about-project-urok/">More about Project UROK</a>, <a href="http://projecturok.org/faqs/">FAQ</a>, <a href="http://projecturok.org/resources/">Resources</a>.
Previously: <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/127628/Why-Being-A-Nerd-Is-Awesome">Why Being A Nerd Is Awesome</a> tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.150734Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:40:07 -0800joseph conrad is fully awesome"This has been very difficult for me to write."http://www.metafilter.com/149291/This%2Dhas%2Dbeen%2Dvery%2Ddifficult%2Dfor%2Dme%2Dto%2Dwrite
Dr. Cassie Smith-Christmas <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/04/30/i-wish-i-had-never-told-my-brother-to-get-help-from-our-college-when-he-was-suicidal/">writes about her brother, Ian, and the epidemic of suicides (trigger warning) at William and Mary College.</a> The College of William and Mary <a href="http://flathatnews.com/2015/04/24/college-community-addresses-mental-health/">hosted an open conversation</a> on suicide prevention and mental health April 22 in <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/04/15/suicide-at-william-mary-fourth-this-year-triggers-concern-about-mental-health/">response</a> to criticisms about mental health on campus. <a href="http://flathatnews.com/2015/04/27/wm-speaks-organizes-day-to-recognize-mental-health/">WM Speaks Organizes Day To Recognize Mental Health</a>
<a href="http://flathatnews.com/2015/04/30/to-teachers-and-students-accept-our-limits/">To Professors And Students: Accept Our Limits</a>
<a href="http://flathatnews.com/2015/04/21/mental-health-care-can-make-the-difference-but-not-always/">Mental Health Care Can Make The Difference, But Not Always</a>
<a href="http://flathatnews.com/2015/04/16/in-light-of-paul-soutters-suicide/">In Light Of Paul Soutter's Suicide</a>
A<a href="http://flathatnews.com/2015/04/16/an-alums-response-to-pauls-passing/">n Open Letter To The College Of William And Mary</a>
<a href="http://flathatnews.com/2015/04/16/the-truth-about-depression/">The Truth About Depression</a>
Carson Eisenach writes about <a href="http://mentalhealthatwilliams.webs.com/">his experience with mental health services at Williams College.</a>
Across the country,<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/mental-health-crunch-on-campus-1430082408"> "universities are hiring more psychologists and psychiatrists, but students in some cases are footing much of the bill."</a>
WSJ: <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/good-mental-health-away-from-home-starts-before-college-1428944477">Good Mental Health Away From Home Starts Before College</a>
Des Moines Register: <a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2015/04/28/mental-health-hidden-disease-college/26539641/">Mental illnesses most common hidden diseases at colleges</a> tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.149291Fri, 01 May 2015 07:40:24 -0800roomthreeseventeenIt's like sexual release that's allowedhttp://www.metafilter.com/148157/Its%2Dlike%2Dsexual%2Drelease%2Dthats%2Dallowed
<a href="http://thehairpin.com/2015/03/hysteria-and-teenage-girls">Hysteria and Teenage Girls</a> - How Justin Bieber, The Beatles, Morrissey, Franz Liszt, the Salem Witch Trials and the invention of the vibrator might all be related. tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.148157Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:27:44 -0800jillithd"She rolls her eyes."http://www.metafilter.com/148142/She%2Drolls%2Dher%2Deyes
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/magazine/raising-teenagers-the-mother-of-all-problems.html?ref=magazine&amp;_r=0">Raising Teenagers: The Mother of All Problems by Rachel Cusk <small>[New York Times]</small></a> <blockquote>Children are characters in the family story we tell — until, one day, they start telling it themselves.</blockquote> tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.148142Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:20:43 -0800Fizz"The most important thing I did was listen."http://www.metafilter.com/147851/The%2Dmost%2Dimportant%2Dthing%2DI%2Ddid%2Dwas%2Dlisten
<a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/15/5897811/ninja-pizza-girl-teenage-girls-family-dev">What's the scariest thing in the world? Ask your teenage daughter.</a> <a href="http://www.disparitygames.com/ninja-pizza-girl/">Ninja Pizza Girl</a> is a game from independent game studio Disparity Games.<blockquote>I'm pitching my idea for "baddies" to the Disparity Games design think tank. It consists of me, my wife and however many of our daughters happen to be in the room at the time.&hellip; Raven looks up. "Robots aren't scary Dad.&hellip; Zombies aren't scary either."<br><br>I'm getting a little tetchy with this unreceptive design group. I ask Raven, "So what are teenage girls scared of?"<br><br>Raven thinks for a moment. She looks sad. "Other teenagers," she says.</blockquote> <a href="http://www.applecidermage.com/2014/07/18/ninja-pizza-girl-and-the-thorny-tangle-of-girlhood/">A blog response</a>:<blockquote>All of these things are why, despite chipping into Ninja Pizza Girl's funding, I will be keeping a close eye on how the game will play. Because for all of the things I think it could do right, Jason Stark's good intentions but ultimate lack of experience with the narrative of growing up as a girl still will be lingering there. I don't think ill of him for this, but it makes me wonder how this could have been done by someone who had to jump and fly away from her own bullies way back when.</blockquote> tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.147851Thu, 12 Mar 2015 05:25:37 -0800LexicaBack in school, we are the leadershttp://www.metafilter.com/146967/Back%2Din%2Dschool%2Dwe%2Dare%2Dthe%2Dleaders
"Slipknot, Papa Roach, Soulfly, Disturbed, Amen and Mudvayne were all there, supported by the kind of bands that made every teenage stoner bunking off GCSE maths believe they too could one day play a half-hour set to a room full of disinterested teenagers. I charged to the front as if I was a Minotaur and not a young girl with developing boobs and easily breakable bones." <a href="http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/what-i-learned-from-growing-up-nu-metal-in-british-suburbia-666">How to be Nu-Metal in British Suburbia</a> tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.146967Thu, 12 Feb 2015 07:58:06 -0800mippy"Lunch: the most real you can get"http://www.metafilter.com/144808/Lunch%2Dthe%2Dmost%2Dreal%2Dyou%2Dcan%2Dget
<a href="http://hvngrymag.com/">"HVNGRY is an online publication for teen girls (and boys)</a> wanting more from mainstream media. It's a belly full of inspiration, motivation, passion, power, and taking-over-the-world." This digital magazine aimed at teenagers was designed by a group of New Zealand students who wanted magazines for teenage girls to contain more than diet plans, fashion and tips for pleasing men.
Instead this magazine has features like:
<ul><li>How tos from perspectives you don't often see in teenage girls' magazines: <a href="http://hvngrymag.com/2014/01/24/on-wearing-togs/">How to get over embarrassment about your body in a swimsuit</a>,<a href="http://hvngrymag.com/2014/03/11/feel-powerful/"> how to feel powerful</a>
<li>Inspirational pieces on female scientists: e.g. <a href="http://hvngrymag.com/2014/08/28/inspiration-jane-goodall/">Jane Goodall</a>, <a href="http://hvngrymag.com/2014/01/24/lady-of-science-ada-lovelace/">Ada Lovelace</a>
<li>Confessionals: e.g. <a href="http://hvngrymag.com/2014/03/12/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-and-mental-illness/">How a show about killing vampires makes me feel okay with the world
</a>, <a href="http://hvngrymag.com/2014/02/20/manic-pixie-dream-girl/">I was a manic pixie dreamgirl</a>.
<li>And pieces about everyday phenomena: e.g. <a href="http://hvngrymag.com/2014/03/20/like/">The Grammar Police and new uses of "like"</a>, and <a href="http://hvngrymag.com/2014/08/12/period-tales/">Periods</a>.
</li></li></li></li></ul> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.144808Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:33:49 -0800lolluscWhat a bottomless chasm of vacuity they reveal!http://www.metafilter.com/142466/What%2Da%2Dbottomless%2Dchasm%2Dof%2Dvacuity%2Dthey%2Dreveal
If the Beatles and their like were in fact what the youth of Britain wanted, one might well despair. I refuse to believe it – and so will any other intelligent person who casts his or her mind back far enough. What were we doing at 16? I remember reading the whole of Shakespeare and Marlowe, writing poems and plays and stories. At 16, I and my friends heard our first performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; I can remember the excitement even today. We would not have wasted 30 seconds of our precious time on the Beatles and their ilk. <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/08/archive-menace-beatlism">Are teenagers different today? Of course not.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.142466Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:50:29 -0800paleyellowwithorangeFive-Ohttp://www.metafilter.com/141965/Five%2DO
<a href="http://www.forharriet.com/2014/08/georgia-teens-develop-app-to-document.html">Georgia Teens Develop App to Document Police Abuse</a> - <em>Five-O, allows citizens to enter the details of every interaction with a police officer. It also allows them to rate that officer in terms of courtesy and professionalism and provides the ability to enter a short description of what transpired.</em> <blockquote>14-year-old Parkview High School Freshman, Caleb Christian was concerned about the number of incidents of police abuse in the news. Still, he knew there were many good police officers in various communities, but had no way of figuring out which communities were highly rated and which were not. So, together with his two older sisters: Parkview High School senior Ima Christian, and Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology sophomore, Asha Christian, they founded a mobile app development company– Pinetart Inc., under which they created a mobile app called Five-O.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/08/these-georgia-teens-created-a-yelp-to-rate-the-police/378626/">These Georgia Teens Created a Yelp to Rate the Police</a>
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Like everyone else in America, Ima Christian has been nervously watching the news unfold in Ferguson, Missouri. The 16-year-old resident of Stone Mountain, Georgia, says that she and her siblings have been in constant conversation with their parents about the recent deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner (who died last month in Staten Island) at the hands of police.
"Our parents try to put everything in context for us," Christian says. "They try to tell us to focus on solutions."
So they decided to build their own answer to police abuse. On Monday, Ima Christian (pictured, second from left) and her siblings—principally Caleb, 14, and Asha, 15, with the support of Joshua, 10—are launching a beta version of Five-O, an app that will enable users to rate their interactions with police and view aggregate scores for how law-enforcement agencies fare.
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Five-O will be available on August 18 for both iOS and Android devices. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.141965Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:35:21 -0800Golden EternityIt's perfect! Everything we need is right here!http://www.metafilter.com/141899/Its%2Dperfect%2DEverything%2Dwe%2Dneed%2Dis%2Dright%2Dhere
<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/texas-boy-14-caught-living-walmart-days-article-1.1902094">A 14-year-old Texas boy ran away from home on July 28.</a> Rather then flee to a friend's or relative's home, or hiding out in nearby woods, the boy chose a location with more abundant resources. <a href="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/08/13/teenager-made-corsicana-walmart-his-home/">A Corsicana, Texas, Wal-Mart.</a> The boy managed to remain undetected inside the store for roughly two and a half days (some reports count it as four days based on the dates) through some surprisingly sophisticated techniques to avoid discovery using the materials available to him. The boy is now back with his family, and Child Protective Services was not formally brought into the case as police report he did not appear to be suffering from neglect or otherwise living in a dangerous environment. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.141899Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:18:16 -0800Naberiusthe purity mythhttp://www.metafilter.com/141442/the%2Dpurity%2Dmyth
<a href="http://jezebel.com/female-purity-is-bullshit-493278191">Female 'Purity' Is Bullshit</a> <blockquote>Men can't actually care whether or not women are "pure," because there is no way for "purity" to be verified. It's just not a real thing, and chasing some phantom virtue for your entire life is a great way to ensure that you waste your goddamn life... This entire "conversation" is just an effort to rig a system in which men get to determine female worthlessness no matter the input. There is nothing you can do to be pure.
...Our culture deliberately socializes women to be taken in. We condition girls (explicitly! Not even covertly!) to believe that if they're not sexually attractive, they're nothing. They're garbage. They might as well not exist. We reinforce, over and over, that their attractiveness has an expiration date, so the only thing they can do is desperately leverage that attractiveness while they can. If they resist that conditioning, we sexualize them against their will, and if they give in to that conditioning—or worse, if they are raped by a predator—we reveal the trap: Now you're a slut, and it's your fault. Now you're tainted.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/139492/virginity_fetish%3A_how_our_obsession_with_%22sexual_purity%22_hurts_women?paging=off&current_page=1#bookmark">Virginity Fetish: How Our Obsession With "Sexual Purity" Hurts Women</a>
(an excerpt from Jessica Valenti's book "The Purity Myth")
<blockquote>There is a moral panic in America over young women's sexuality -- and it's entirely misplaced. Girls "going wild" aren't damaging a generation of women, the myth of sexual purity is. The lie of virginity -- the idea that such a thing even exists -- is ensuring that young women's perception of themselves is inextricable from their bodies, and that their ability to be moral actors is absolutely dependent on their sexuality. It's time to teach our daughters that their ability to be good people depends on their being good people, not on whether or not they're sexually active.
A combination of forces -- our media- and society-driven virginity fetish, an increase in abstinence-only education, and the strategic political rollback of women's rights among the primary culprits -- has created a juggernaut of unrealistic sexual expectations for young women.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anne-almasy/the-vulgar-face-of-purity_b_3882864.html">The Vulgar Face of Purity Culture</a>: <blockquote>Friends recently drew my attention to this piece, written by a mother to her sons' female friends on Facebook. She clearly loves her sons enormously, and wants to see them happy, healthy, and in fulfilling relationships. I applaud her for that.
Growing up, however, I had first-hand experience with the sort of modesty teaching Mrs. Hall doles out in her post. In my community, it was called "purity teaching," but in hindsight, I can only see the flaws in this approach...
What purity teaching did for me, and for many of the women I know who were raised in similar environments, was distill me down to my body. Sure, leaders paid lip service to concepts like, you know, women having brains and personalities. But the core of purity culture was that my mind didn't matter, my personality didn't matter, my dreams and desires and goals didn't matter -- if my shorts were too short. Or if I wore a bikini, if I kissed a boy, if I kissed a GIRL, if I shook my bootie when I danced, if I ever-ever-ever had sex for any reason whatsoever before I was married. Because my REAL value, my ultimate worth, came from my body. I learned that the assumed, innate "impurity" of my body would overshadow any other valuable trait I may possess; but my intelligence, wit, creativity, kindness... those could never supersede my too-short shorts or bare shoulders.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.blogher.com/10-bloggers-respond-mrs-halls-letter-thoughts-slut-shaming-respect-and-selfies?page=full">10 Bloggers Respond to Mrs. Hall's Letter with Thoughts on Slut-Shaming, Respect, and Selfies</a>: "...my gut-reaction to the now viral letter that Mrs. Hall wrote to teenage girls posting "seductive" selfies on Instagram and thus tempting her precious sons... well... I'm having a hard time with the general concept. [...] Obviously, the Internet is abuzz with posts on the letter that Mrs. Hall shared -- some in support, some with further questions, some with advice, and a lot with a bone to pick."
<a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/brutereason/2014/05/13/how-the-purity-myth-perpetuates-rape-culture/">How the Purity Myth Perpetuates Rape Culture</a>: "I was thinking about the source of all the problematic ways in which our society views and responds to sexual assault–the victim-blaming, the simplistic construction of "real" victims and "legitimate" rape, the erasure of certain social groups of victims–and I realized that much of it comes down to antiquated views of female sexual purity. I don't doubt that there's much more to it, obviously, but this is a piece of the puzzle that isn't discussed as often as it should be."
<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/09/elizabeth-smart-purity-culture-shames-survivors-sexual-assault">'Purity' culture: bad for women, worse for survivors of sexual assault</a>: "Where does a woman's value lie? In her brain? Her heart? Her spirit? According to right-wing culture warriors, "between her legs". That's what underlies the emphasis on virginity as "purity", and the push for abstinence-only education. And it has very real consequences, most recently articulated by Elizabeth Smart. Smart, who was kidnapped and held for months while her captor repeatedly raped her, recently discussed how her religious background made her feel worthless after the first rape – how she understands why others wouldn't even try to escape, if, like her, they were taught that a sexually "impure" woman had nothing to offer. Smart's speech is largely being interpreted as a critique of abstinence-only education, but she's pointing to an entire culture that fetishizes purity."
<a href="http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/08/4-myths-about-virginity/">4 Myths About Virginity</a>:
<em>1. It's an Actual Thing</em>: "Let's start with the biggest myth of all – that virginity is something quantifiable. Let's bust this myth once and for all (and you can trust me on this one): There is no medical or biological definition of virginity."
<em>2. But Duhh, the Hymen!
3. It Has the Power to Change Your Genitals
4. It Changes Who You Are As a Person</em>
<small>previously:
*<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/136482/You-Cant-POP-Your-Cherry-HYMEN-101">You Can't POP Your Cherry (HYMEN 101)</a>
*<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/138678/17-Lies-We-Need-to-Stop-Teaching-Girls-About-Sex">17 Lies We Need to Stop Teaching Girls About Sex</a></small> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.141442Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:00:04 -0800flexThere's a lagoon, and it's blue. Surely this will work.http://www.metafilter.com/141131/Theres%2Da%2Dlagoon%2Dand%2Dits%2Dblue%2DSurely%2Dthis%2Dwill%2Dwork
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qSXyz3he3M">The Real Castaway</a> (2001; 48:13) is a tense and awkward but sometimes beautiful documentary about a <a href="http://www.martinpopplewell.com/the-real-castaway/">teenage boy</a> moving to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulithi">Ulithi Atoll</a> and seeking companionship to fulfill a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ujVnpBZNQ">romantic fantasy</a>. [<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/">Via</a>.] tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.141131Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:03:57 -0800Monsieur CautionHow Concussion Put Me On The Bench For Goodhttp://www.metafilter.com/138226/How%2DConcussion%2DPut%2DMe%2DOn%2DThe%2DBench%2DFor%2DGood
<a href="http://aeon.co/magazine/altered-states/how-concussion-put-me-on-the-bench-for-good/">Soccer Broke My Brain</a> <a href="http://grantland.com/features/jonah-lehrer-concussions-adolescents-future-football/">The Fragile Teenage Brain: An in-depth look at concussions in high school football</a>
From the CDC: <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/headsup/youth.html">Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports</a>
From Tulane University's Institute of Sports Medicine: <a href="http://libguides.tulane.edu/content.php?pid=544058&sid=4482803">A Guide To Sports-Related Brain Injury</a> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.138226Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:26:24 -0800the man of twists and turnsI sat out there every day trying to dig out that damn stumphttp://www.metafilter.com/136055/I%2Dsat%2Dout%2Dthere%2Devery%2Dday%2Dtrying%2Dto%2Ddig%2Dout%2Dthat%2Ddamn%2Dstump
"<a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_20843_6-shocking-realities-secret-troubled-teen-industry.html">One night in August 2004, I awoke to a man and a woman in my room whom I had never seen before telling me that they were "escorts" and we were going to a place called "wilderness."...There is a legal process where parents can sign over custody of kids who need residential care, which makes sense, because if a kid has to be housed in a mental health facility, the staff needs to be able to make all of the day-to-day decisions for her care. But that same process works for "unruly" teens like me, which meant the company that ran my camp had total legal control over where I went and what I did.</a>" --Cracked.com takes on the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/28/AR2006012800062.html">Tough Love</a> for <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/TroubledTeens">Troubled</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/troubledteens/comments/17y4pr/american_companies_torturing_teens_for_profit_you/">Teen</a> <a href="http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/28/ungodly-discipline-no-state-oversight-at-religious-school/">camps</a> that, <a href="http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1430387622/">mostly unregulated</a>, are "<a href="http://helpatanycost.com/questions.php">treating</a>" <a href="http://www.vice.com/read/thousands-of-american-teens-are-trapped-in-abusive-cult-like-treatment-centres">more and more children every year.</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/104403/A-gay-teen-describes-her-experience-at-a-Utah-brainwashing-facility">Previously.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.136055Mon, 27 Jan 2014 06:54:24 -0800Potomac AvenueShut up and listenhttp://www.metafilter.com/135437/Shut%2Dup%2Dand%2Dlisten
"<a href="http://flavorwire.com/427841/2013s-worst-writing-about-millennials/">Barely a week goes by</a> without some <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/comment/another-brick-in-the-wall-of-gen-y-cultural-decline-20140106-30dg4.html">old white man</a> <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/11/jamie-king-smart-parody-or-destructive-stereotype/281838/#comments">castigating the yoof</a> of today on the shallowness/stupidity/etc. of their taste in music, art and culture in general. It's a narrative as old as culture itself — <a href="http://www.thevine.com.au/life/news/hey-teacher-leave-us-kids-alone-20140107-270849">adults throwing up their hands in despair because Kids These Days just don't get it.</a>" But, contrarily, "there's a <a href="http://www.popmatters.com/post/poptimism_the_death_of_pop_criticism/">subset of music criticism</a> these days that seems to view the taste and aesthetic of teens (and teenage girls, in particular) as weirdly sacred. It's a sort of creepy offshoot of <a href="http://endlesswindow.blogspot.com/2013/04/poptimism-will-eat-itself-are-we-all.html">poptimism</a>, one that <a href="http://theremixbaby.tumblr.com/post/63743848442/internet-poptimism-and-i-broke-up-and-i-got-all">starts from an unrealistically monolithic view of teen culture</a> — not all teens like Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, after all — and is, in its own way, <a href="http://rookiemag.com/2014/01/kids-wont-listen/">as deeply patronizing as claiming from on high that teens have no taste</a>." -- Flavorwire's Tom Hawking on <a href="http://flavorwire.com/432383/why-does-the-music-world-idealize-teen-culture-but-ignore-real-teenagers/">Critical Assumptions about Teen Culture</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.135437Wed, 08 Jan 2014 06:15:58 -0800Potomac Avenue